The prime minister did respond, advising her opponent to use appropriate language that welcomes women into politics.

“I think that everybody in this house, particularly in this 100th anniversary of women getting the vote, should be aiming to encourage women to come into this Chamber … and should therefore use appropriate language,” she said.

British Minister of Women Victoria Atkins spoke to BBC News, saying the debate over whether Corbyn said “stupid woman” or “stupid people” in itself is concerning.

“Frankly, neither is very nice,” Atkins said.

“We should be able to have a workplace environment where that sort of language is not used.”

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The incident came as Britain’s Parliament attempts to end bullying, abuse and sexual harassment. Earlier this year a cross-party working group reported that one in five parliamentary workers had experienced or witnessed sexual harassment in the previous year.